What a Day...

So Maryland 82 - Davidson 70. A game that was a hell of a lot closer than the score indicated. I don't have too much else to say about the game because I was so nervous for the entire second half that I think I blanked out. The judge's secretary is now my heroine though because when she saw how I damn near flipped out when I saw we were down 8 in the second half, she covered for me in the courtroom and let me watch the game in chambers. Another of those examples of people who actually fear for my wellbeing because I'm so emotionally tied up in these damn Maryland games. And now, we have a date with Butler. Butler's gym is where they filmed Hoosiers... I hope that Jimmy Chitwood doesn't come off their bench and light us up. But seriously, Butler is exactly the kind of team that we match up horribly against. I'm tremendously worried about this game. Almost more so than I am about a potential date with Florida.

As for my brackets, they did pretty damn well. 13 out of 16. Missed the Butler-ODU game, but that was because my heart picked ODU because I didn't want the Terps to have to play Butler. Missed the Duke-VCU game, but that's fine because it seriously never, ever, EVER gets old to see Duke lose. There was something special seeing Coach K storm off the court as the VCU band jammed "Hey Hey Hey Goodbye." He got awfully snitty in his postgame presser, as well. McRoberts was so clutch down the stretch on those free throws. I'm waiting to hear from our anonymous commenter who predicted a Maryland loss and who is such a Duke fan. And finally, I missed Indiana-Gonzaga because I picked Gonzaga based upon having absolutely no faith in the Big 11. But all in all, a good first day.

However, here is why my optimism stops... I am known for having a terrific first day and then on Friday only getting like 9 of 16 of the games. Second, I picked Kansas to win it all and the Jayhawks have torn apart my brackets in at least three separate years. So there's no way I'm going to do well this year.